academicadjectiveUS /ˌækəˈdemɪk/
associated with academia or an academy
From this reading "The poor boy has been rudely jarred in his academic serenity," says she.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
have
From this reading "He can't bear up much longer; he has rats in his wainscoting right now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The poor boy has been rudely jarred in his academic serenity," says she.
a youthful male person
From this reading "The poor boy has been rudely jarred in his academic serenity," says she.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She hadn't done this yet, it seemed, but to-day she would.
can't
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From this reading "He can't bear up much longer; he has rats in his wainscoting right now.
confidedverbUS /kənˈfaɪdɪd/
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She hadn't done this yet, it seemed, but to-day she would.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
the act of departing
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
hadn't
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From this reading She hadn't done this yet, it seemed, but to-day she would.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The poor boy has been rudely jarred in his academic serenity," says she.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He can't bear up much longer; he has rats in his wainscoting right now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was going to put her mind on it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The poor boy has been rudely jarred in his academic serenity," says she.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The poor boy has been rudely jarred in his academic serenity," says she.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was going to put her mind on it.
jarredverbUS /dʒɑːrd/
inflected form of “jar” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading "The poor boy has been rudely jarred in his academic serenity," says she.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
long-defunct
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From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
for more time
From this reading "He can't bear up much longer; he has rats in his wainscoting right now.
LydianounUS /ˈlɪdiə/
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
the force of workers available
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She was going to put her mind on it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "He can't bear up much longer; he has rats in his wainscoting right now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "He can't bear up much longer; he has rats in his wainscoting right now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "The poor boy has been rudely jarred in his academic serenity," says she.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was going to put her mind on it.
ratsnounUS /ræts/
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading "He can't bear up much longer; he has rats in his wainscoting right now.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "He can't bear up much longer; he has rats in his wainscoting right now.
rudelyadverbUS /ˈruːdli/
in an impolite manner
From this reading "The poor boy has been rudely jarred in his academic serenity," says she.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "The poor boy has been rudely jarred in his academic serenity," says she.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She hadn't done this yet, it seemed, but to-day she would.
serenitynounUS /səˈren.ə.t̬i/
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading "The poor boy has been rudely jarred in his academic serenity," says she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She hadn't done this yet, it seemed, but to-day she would.
ticksnounUS /tɪks/
plural of “tick” — a metallic tapping sound
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
to-day
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From this reading She hadn't done this yet, it seemed, but to-day she would.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "He can't bear up much longer; he has rats in his wainscoting right now.
wainscotingnoun
a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
From this reading "He can't bear up much longer; he has rats in his wainscoting right now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading After the men left one morning on their hunt for long-defunct wood ticks and such, Lydia confided to me that she was really going to open that trunk.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She hadn't done this yet, it seemed, but to-day she would.
but in spite of that
From this reading She hadn't done this yet, it seemed, but to-day she would.
